Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 7,281 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Spottswood William Robinson (1916-1998)
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Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement (1968-1971)
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Essex Hemphill (1957-1995)
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Cuba Gooding Jr. (1968- )

Explore Global African History

Richard Lee Davis
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Richard Lee Davis (1951?- )
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The Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes (1890s-1920s)
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Sebastián Gómez (1646?–1690?)
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Boston King (c. 1760-1802)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Crossing Boundaries of Race, Crossing Boundaries of Love
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Dr. Cornelius Golightly (1917-1976): The Life of an Academic and Public Intellectual
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Russia’s Black Entertainment Empresario: The Remarkable Saga of Fyodor Fyodorovich Tomas (Frederick Bruce Thomas)
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Cowboys of Color in South America

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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